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April, 2010

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Reside Magazine | Spring 2010 Edition

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Sotheby’s International Realty magazine Reside has just been published in print and online editions.  If you would like a print copy stop by our office at 433 Sixth Street, Crested Butte as we should have copies by the middle of May or you can view the online version here.

From Sotheby’s International Realty member site:
“This issue welcomes readers with one of our most captivating covers yet. Our cover home is a sprawling Colorado estate, built around 40 mesquite doors reclaimed from Mexico, South America and Morocco. Our feature article takes readers through some of our network’s most spectacular equestrian estates, while providing insight on how to select the perfect property for horse enthusiasts. Also featured is Deepwater, a regal yet charming Mediterranean style home on the shores of Bermuda. With over 40 pages of International listings in the Property Gallery, this issue continues to demonstrate the power and global presence of the Sotheby’s International Realty Network.”

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When is the right time to buy?

Monday, April 19th, 2010

When is the time to buy has always been one of the most important questions in the purchase of any real estate transaction.  Are prices at the bottom?  Do I wait thinking that prices are going lower?  What if I wait too long and miss the bottom?  All of these questions can make for quite a confusing decision on your next purchase.   Ideally you would like to know exactly when the bottom of the real estate market is so you can make your purchase with the hopes of the market rebounding.  This way you could build equity when market prices rise.

Many people believe we could be at the bottom right now, with this being the best time to buy a home.  Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the time is right to buy a house, with a majority believing prices will be the same or higher over the next year, according to a Fannie Mae survey released April 6.  The 64% that said it is a good time to buy is just shy of the 66% that said the same thing in 2003 as the U.S. housing market was racing higher.

Click here for full survey results.

The New York Times Collaboration – Part III

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Create

Content Integrated Solutions and Unprecedented Opportunities.

Our partnership with The New York Times provides our brand the ability to develop custom and dominant opportunities to specifically meet our objectives of creating brand awareness and driving qualified leads to the professionals within our network. This strategic partnership represents several unprecedented opportunities at The New York Times that allows Sotheby’s International Realty brand to integrate directly with The New York Times’ editorial content and position the homes our network represents to the NYT readership in a relevant and discreet manner. 

  1. Real Estate and Great Homes Slideshows – The slideshow experience is an EXCLUSIVE opportunity allowing us to feature real estate listings seamlessly and discreetly as a “duvet” (cover) unit around the very popular New York Times slideshows.
  2. Custom Expandable Units - The New York Times developed a custom, exclusive nanosite for the Sotheby’s International Realty network in order to align the listings our brand represents with The New York Times lifestyle content found on Tmagazine.com.
  3. T:Style Maps - A unique concept to integrate our brand within The New York Times’ T:Style Maps acts as an ad unit that overlays our local offices and corresponding listings on top of each map.
  4. Real Estate IPhone Application - By sponsoring The New York Times’ Real Estate app., our brand will have the opportunity to benefit from this increased engagement and deliver the ability to search for our listings while on the go.
  5. Featured Properties & Broker Button - Sotheby’s International Realty Listings are featured via an automatic data feed.  There are over 800,000 page views per week on the Global Edition of The New York Times.
  6. Regional Themed Banners - Regional ad banners will rotate throughout the ENTIRE NYTimes.com web site and when clicked on will serve up exclusive and specific regional Sotheby’s International Realty listings within the NYTimes.com real estate search page.

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The New Times Collaboration – Part II

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Connect

With the Connoisseurs of Life.

The New York Times offers the Sotheby’s International Realty brand another unique access point to speak with the target audience we like to define as Connoisseurs of Life by allowing Sotheby’s International Realty to seamlessly align with luxury content in the following categories:

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  • Fashion
  • Art
  • Travel
  • Design
  • Dining
  • Living
  • and most importantly…Real Estate 

Statistics of The New York Times reader:

  • 71% of New York Times Magazine readers have taken action in response to the ad’s they have seen in the magazine.*
  • 47% of NYTimes.com visitors have purchased a high-end luxury item online*

At Benson Sotheby’s International Realty we believe that  the collaboration with The New York Times, gives us and our clients a global reach to the connoisseurs of life who vacation in our valley.

*Source: 2006 Magazine Reader Survey

The New York Times Collaboration – Part I

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

The Sotheby’s International Realty network has formed a  collaboration with The New York Times to showcase unique properties from its network’s approximately 500 offices in 38 countries and territories worldwide throughout the publication’s Web site, www.nytimes.com

The relationship will promote the Sotheby’s International Realtynetwork’s listings exclusively in slide shows throughout the publication’s online real estate section, called Great Homes and Destinations.  The brand’s offices will be showcased exclusively on select “Style Maps” located on The New York Times’s online T magazine throughout the year.

The Sotheby’s International Realty collaboration with The New York Times is all about these three integral words: Reach. Connect. Create.   It is about reaching a global audience, connecting with connoisseurs of life and creating content integrated solutions to keep our brand and the listings our network represents front and center to an audience of nearly 30 million monthly users worldwide.

Some facts about The New York Times:

  • The New York Times is the #1 Media Web Site in the World
  • The New York Times has won 101 Pulitzer Prizes far more than any other newspaper
  • The New York Times has Home Delivery in over 340 Markets

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The New York Times Covers the Globe.

Every day in print, online mobile, The New York Times delivers a highly loyal and engaged global audience of influencers. In fact, half of the NYTimes.com users are considered “influential”, about 5 times the national average.

Users that make up The New York Times networks:

  • 2.2 million European reach circulation via 6 major local newspapers: International Herald Tribune, Le Figar0, la Repubblica, Suddeutsche Zeitung, El Pais and The Observer
  • 2.6 million unique users via the New York Times mobile applications (ie. Blackberry, IPhone and others)
  • 7.5 million make up The International Herald Tribune  audience
  • 5.4 million readers comprise the The New York Times’ print audience (newspaper, magazine, etc.)
  • 27.1 million unique users worldwide comprised of both NYTimes.com & global.nytimes.com

Stay tuned for our Connect and Create segments along with screenshots and links on how to access the Sotheby’s International Realty and The New York Times collaboration ads and property searches.